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Executive Director’s Report – April 12, 2019
I apologize for not sending a Friday News last week. The South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers and I spent last Friday preparing for and feeding those taking the Professional Engineers Exam. We feed a lot of pizza to 347 PE examinees. ACEC-SC was a sponsor at Senator Larry Grooms, Chairman of the Transportation Committee, […]
ACEC-SC Annual Planning Retreat
March 15-17, 2019 The Westin Poinsett Greenville, SC Online Registration Our 2019 ACEC-SC Strategic Planning Retreat led by ACEC-SC Vice Chair Keith Overstreet, PE, Design South Professionals, begins with a “Where are we now?” look at the Strategic Plan that was established at last year’s retreat. Joe Clark, Clark Strategic Consulting, will be back to […]
Executive Director’s Report – February 22, 2019
Good afternoon. I hope you all have enjoyed Engineers Week. I’ve seen lots of sharing on social media. Thanks to everyone who participated. In an effort to promote engineering and Engineers Week, I spoke to fourth graders in the Oasis Program (advanced gifted and talented students) at Riverbank ElementarySchool this week. I was happy to hear three of the students […]
Executive Director’s Report – February 15, 2019
Good morning. ACEC-SC has had another productive week. The ACEC-SC / SCSPE hosted the Winter Meeting on Tuesday February 12, 2019 at Seawells with 88 in attendance. Attendees heard from ACEC-SC Chairman Cameron Nations, PE, Parrish & Partners, about ACEC-SC’s activities year to date. DHEC’s Director of Environmental Affairs Myra Reese delivered an informative address on changes in regulations, […]
Executive Director’s Report – February 1, 2019
Good morning. Hope you are all staying warm. ACEC-SC has had a busy week. Thanks to everyone who came to the Design Construction Partnership Legislative Reception on Tuesday evening. We had a great turn out. We had close to 150 architects, contractors, engineers and surveyors in attendance and close to 50 elected officials. I was happy to see our members […]
Executive Director’s Report – January 25, 2019
Hope you had a good week. ACEC-SC is hard at work preparing for next week’s legislative reception, the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, theACEC-SC/SC Winter Meeting on February 12, 2019, the March 15, 2019 Membership Meeting and Strategic Planning Retreat March 15-17, 2019 at the Westin Poinsette in Greenville, SC. Speaking of the Legislative Reception on Tuesday January 29, 2019 at the […]
ACEC-SC PAC Oyster Roast and Silent Auction – February 28, 2019
Business Donation Form Do you enjoy roasted oysters with a spectacular view? Join us for the first ACEC-SC/PAC Oyster Roast and Silent Auction. This event will be held on Thursday, February 28 from 4:00pm-7:00pm at the Seabreeze Marina. There will be several items to bid on while enjoying oysters and other food items. There will […]
Executive Director’s Report – January 18, 2019
Good afternoon. I hope everyone has had a good week. ACEC-SC had a fun week. From the Board of Registration for Engineers and Surveyors, the State House, House of Representatives GOP Caucus, and the SCDOT Commission we are here representing the consulting industry. On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the SC Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors […]
Executive Director’s Report – January 11, 2019
Good afternoon. I hope you have all had a productive week. It was definitely a great week for South Carolina and especially for our members that are Clemson football fans. I’m sure Tuesday morning came early to many of you with the game going into the early morning. 2019 is in full swing. As you know, our legislators returned […]
Executive Director’s Report – January 4, 2019
Good Afternoon. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. With the New Year, ACEC-SC kicks into overdrive. The legislature returns next Tuesday. As bills have been prefilled I have started reading. There are bills dealing with dams introduced (which I was expecting due to lack of passage in the last session,) a bill […]
Executive Director’s Report – December 21, 2018
I hope you are all ready for the Holidays. I do not have too much to report but wanted bring some important dates to your attention and wish you a Happy Holiday. The General Assembly returns January 8, 2019. I’ve been reading all of the pre-filed legislation and see several bills we will be monitoring. I will compile […]
Executive Director’s Report – October 26, 2018
Good afternoon. Hope you are all staying dry today. Not much to report so I will be brief. I attended the South Carolina Alliance to Fix our Roads (SCFOR) Annual Meeting this week. I was glad to see so many of our member firms attending and sponsoring the event. Attendees heard a great update from […]
Executive Director’s Report – October 19, 2018
I hope everyone has had a productive week. We’ve spent this week preparing for the ACEC-SC / SCDOT Annual Meeting, the ACEC-SC/SCSPE Winter Meeting, meeting with Congressmen and Congressional Candidates, as well as advocating for QBS for our member firms. Our ACEC-SC/SCDOT Annual Conference Committee is anxiously waiting final approval on the agenda for December’s meeting. Registration is […]
Executive Director’s Report – October 5, 2018
Good afternoon. I hope you have all had a good week. Not much to report this week. The legislature did return on Tuesday and Wednesday to tackle the Tax Conformity Bill and address some of the gubernatorial vetoes. The revenue neutral tax conformity bill passed Wednesday afternoon and was sent to the Governor for his […]
Executive Director’s Report – September 28, 2018
Good afternoon. It has been a while since my last update. I hope you all escaped Hurricane Matthew unscathed. To our members in the areas still being effected by the flood waters, we are thinking about you. The ACEC-SC Mission is to advocate, advance, and protect the business interests of engineering firms and standards of […]
ACEC-SC/SC DOT Annual Meeting, December 4, 2018
Agenda Please click HERE for agenda. Online Registration Please click HERE to register online. Sponsors and Exhibitors as of 12/04/2018 Platinum Sponsors RS&H Gold Sponsors Davis & Floyd HDR Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (ICE) Vaughn & Melton Silver Sponsors CDM Smith GPI Geospatial, Inc. OLH, Inc McCormick Taylor Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. TranSystems WSP Bronze […]
Volunteers May Be Needed for Hurricane Florence
Governor McMaster declared South Carolina a state of emergency due to the potential impact from Hurricane Florence. The storm continues to shift towards South Carolina, but the exact path is still uncertain. LTC Marguerite McClam, P.E. FNSPE the SC State Guard Engineering Detachment is currently accepting volunteers for the SC State Guard. If this is […]
ACEC-SC FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT – CANCELLED
This event has been cancelled. Dunes West Golf & River Club 3535 Wando Plantation Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 Monday, November 12, 2018 – Shotgun start at 10:30am Please fill out and return the registration form below or register online. GOLF REGISTRATION & SPONSOR FORM – click here ONLINE GOLF REGISTRATION – click here
ACEC-SC Friday News – August 3, 2018
Good afternoon. I hope you have all had a great summer. ACEC-SC’s new fiscal year started on July 1, 2018, and Thursday, August 2, 2018, we officially kicked off the 2018-2019 year. Though yesterday we celebrated the beginiing of the new fiscal year, we hit the ground running on July 1, 2018. On July 19, 2018, the ACEC-SC […]
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019
ACEC-SC is now accepting EEA Entries. Click HERE to download the 2019 EEA Call for Entries Brochure.